Fate is a powerful thing, people see have fate in many movies such as Final Destination, where death is unstoppable. Every decision and action made by the characters can be fated by the universe. William Shakespeare clearly shows fate in this play Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to illustrate the idea of predetermined death. Others may say that the feud and Paris are responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet but it’s clear that fate is responsible.
Fate is repeated throughout the book making it unquestionable for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Since the beginning, Romeo and Juliet were being hinted that they are fated to die. When the Capulets were throwing a ball, Mercutio tried to persuade Romeo to attend so he can stop
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At one point Romeo even says, “This doth not so, for she divideth us” (act 3 scene 5 line 20). After they realized it was morning Romeo and Juliet look at each other and Juliet says “ Thou art so low as one dead in the bottom of a tomb” (Act 3 scene 5 lines 55-56). Shakespeare is foreshadowing that next time the two lovers see each other, they will both be dead. Even if they are trying to ignore their fate they are unable to because fate is already had taken its route. Others may say that that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he married them knowing the damage and controversy it would cause both families. However, each character was destined to make the decision they made so it can lead to Romeo and Juliet’s death. Fate is an inevitable force in Romeo and Juliet showing that Friar Lawrence was just playing his part in the play. At the end of the play when Juliet found Romeo dead she asked the Friar what happened and he explained that “A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents” (Act5 scene3 lines 15-154). The Friar refers to a high power that no one has control over. This “high power” he speaks of is fate, through the curse if fate is also the reason the Friar couldn't make it on time. This is not the Friar fault it’s destiny. Fate has no
Joseph Stalin once said “Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem”. Joseph Stalin was a man who killed a lot of people which he thought was the solution to everything. Likewise, Romeo and Juliet saw their own deaths as the solution to their problems. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two star-crossed lovers from rival families. Romeo and Juliet's love was so strong for each other that since they could not be together they felt death was the only option. The death of the lovers bring an end to the rivalry of the families. Someone must have been responsible for this. Friar Laurence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet due to secretly marrying the lovers and making the death marked plan.
Love has the power to bring people together, yet it can bring them anguish and despair. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two star-crossed lovers who die from taming extreme measure for love. There are a few factors that are to blame for their death. These factors are the two families, the vacuous characters of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and fate.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, is about two “star crossed” lovers who are destined to end in a tragic accident. Fate is the path that leads to the future and cannot be altered no matter the outcome. Set in Shakespearean time, fate was believed to be in control of people’s lives. The fact that Romeo and Juliet would never live a peaceful life, none of the tragedies would have not taken place if they had not met. In the prologue of the play, Shakespeare outlines that “two star’d crossed lovers take their life”. This foreshadowing creates the sense that fate shall claim superiority. The powerful nature of Romeo
At the end of the play, it is revealed that Romeo’s fate led him to suffer “ some vile forfeit of untimely death” (1.4.118). At the end of the play, we learn that Romeo’s premonition comes true, and he does die a young death along with
Many people blame fate for the death of Romeo and Juliet. One reason being that Romeo and Juliet’s meeting at the party was determined by fate. However, Romeo went to the party because of love, and he wanted to see if he could find some else better than Rosaline. He saw Juliet and found a new love. Therefore, love is a stronger competitor than fate for their meeting. Moreover, another argument is that the prologue calls Romeo and Juliet “star-crossed lovers”, also known as lovers who are doomed because of outside forces (such as fate). While Romeo and Juliet may have had tough circumstances regarding their relationship, their doom was their own decision. They killed themselves in the name of love, not because of chance or
From the beginning of the play, Shakespeare warns the audience that fate is working against Romeo and Juliet and their love is doomed. It was fate that Romeo went to the Capulet party to see another girl, but fell in love with Juliet, especially since they are from two rival families and Romeo wasn’t welcome. By trying to be together, Romeo and Juliet fulfill their fate by tragically dying when all of their efforts failed and there was nothing they could do to avoid it.
In the play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, William Shakespeare explores the idea of fate, through the characters experiences. The play was taken place during the Elizabethan Era where the social norms were completely different to those today and the idea of fate was well and truly believed by the society. Shakespeare incorporates this concept of fate in different ways, he makes references to celestial bodies, employs premonitions and orchestrates events where Romeo and Juliet have no prior knowledge off. He introduces the two young lovers as ‘star-crossed’, which means their relationship is destined to end in tragedy and this is supported by events that occur in the play. Specific events
Fate determines who lives and who dies throughout Romeo and Juliet. While explaining events that are going to happen in the play, the Chorus declares, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their
In the play by William Shakespeare, there are countless factors that contributed to their death. One simple thing, fate, caused two star-crossed lovers to die a mournful, sorrowful, death. Fate played a colossal role in Romeo and Juliet’s ending, it led to numerous factors that hinted that their ending would not end well. In Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy that ended up resolving their feuding families, fate caused them to fall in love at first sight, it caused Friar Lawrence’s plan to go wrong, and lastly, it was fate that their two families were enemies. The first explicit case of fate is that Romeo and Juliet’s families were rivals.
Throughout Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, there is an adequate amount of evidence that shows fate is responsible for the untimely death of the two lovers. Even before the play begins, in the prologue, the Chorus tells the audience that the lovers are “star-cross’d”, which actually tells the audience straight away that the ending for Romeo and Juliet is not a good one. The characters in Romeo and Juliet talk about fate and the stars a lot in the play, accusing it for their misfortune. Some characters even foreshadow their death without even possibly knowing that this will happen. In Shakespeare’s time, they believed that fate ruled your life and that there was no way in avoiding it. Fate is an inevitable part in Romeo and Juliet’s lives and it plays a major role in the outcomes of all the characters.
Shakespeare made Romeo and Juliet’s fate to be death since the beginning. In the chorus he puts “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,” -Shakespeare pg.992 he’s telling us that they’ve already been doomed from the start. Fate brought Peter to ask Romeo for help which resulted in Romeo going to the party, seeing Juliet, and instantly falling in love with her. Another example, of fate in the story is Friar John failing to deliver the letter to Romeo causing his death. He even has
The ability one has to determine their own fate may be justified by his ability to foresee the repercussions of his actions. However, in the case of the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare clearly states at the beginning of the play that the two star-crossed lovers would die by taking their own lives. Even if Romeo and Juliet wanted to run away and make their own fate, Shakespeare's foreshadowed destiny would prevail in making Romeo and Juliet take their own lives. Shakespeare showed the power of fate, even when fate was presented with numerous setbacks, such as the feud between the families that should have prevented Romeo and Juliet from ever becoming lovers, when Romeo got banished for killing Tybalt, and when Lord Capulet arranges Juliet’s marriage to Paris.
The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair
Tybalt’s murder forces the Prince to exile Romeo. So, Mercutio and Tybalt’s deaths by fate let the plot move on. This event could not have happened if fate hadn’t brought Romeo, Mercutio and Tybalt together. Overall, fate bringing people together really effected what happened in Romeo and Juliet. In those people’s meetings, someone almost always died as a result, even if that death was indirectly caused by that meeting, which brings up a second subject, fates role in death contributing to moving the plot along.
Another theme in Romeo and Juliet is the inevitability of fate. It is foretold from the beginning that Romeo and Juliet are both to going die. In fact, the Prologue uses the word ¨Star-crossed”, which means: (of a person or plan) thwarted by bad luck. The prologue also says “Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove (referring to the grudge between the Capulets and the